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Method and apparatus for making a drink hop along a bar or counter
A method for generating a drink which appears to hop from a remote spot on the bar or counter and take one or more leaps, before landing in a patron's glass.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7371099 | Socket connector A socket connector (10) using for electrically connecting a chip module (5) to a printed circuit board includes a housing (11), a number of terminals (12) received in corresponding passageways of the housing (11), a frame (13 | 05/13/2008 |
| 7329835 | Three dimensionally deformable heating element, steering-wheel heater and method for producing a steering-wheel heater A three-dimensional heating element particularly intended for use in a steering-wheel. The three-dimensional heating element includes a heating composite having a heating element bonded between two films, one or both of which includes a heat shrinkable material. A c... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7159377 | Powered appliance and accessory A powered appliance includes a working member, a handle operably coupled to the working member and a control movable between a first position proximate the handle in which movement of the working member is permitted and a second position distant the handle in which ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7103940 | Removeable handle The present invention is directed to a container with a removable handle. The container has spaced first and second knobs. The handle is configured as a split tubular member having a central portion and spaced internal first and second contoured portions proximate o... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7000498 | Adjustable universal operating lever extension An adjustable extension lever to be attached to a control lever of a vehicle such as an all-terrain vehicle, snowmobile, motorcycle or personal watercraft to extend the lever surface available to be contacted during control of the vehicle and including a bendable le... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6968599 | Pliable handle A pliable handle for a hand-held device is provided. The handle includes a core member, an outer sheath disposed about the core member, and gel disposed between the core member and the outer sheath. The outer sheath is deformable, such that when a hand grips the pli... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6959469 | Pliable header A pliable handle for a hand-held device is provided. The handle includes a core member, an outer sheath disposed about the core member, and gel disposed between the core member and the outer sheath. The outer sheath is deformable, such that when a hand grips the pli... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6877397 | Steering wheel with decorative element A steering wheel includes a hub, a steering wheel rim and at least one spoke connecting the hub and the steering wheel rim. At least one of the steering wheel rim and the spoke has a skeleton and a sheathing surrounding the skeleton. The steering wheel further inclu... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6854163 | Releasably attachable grip A releasably attachable grip comprises a body having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The grip also comprises a light emitter integral with the first side of the body. The grip also comprises a stretchable material having a top surface and a b... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6840135 | Safety handlebar A safety handlebar is described in which telescopic handgrips are provided at the two opposing outer ends of the tubular frame of the handlebar. In each embodiment described, a shaft and an outer cover are locked together for telescopic movement on each tubular oute... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6709188 | Fitting structure for knobs A fitting member is provided with a base having a flat portion, a stopper protruding forward from the base, and a through hole provided in a flat portion, wherein a knob has a plurality of projections positioned on the same circle. In fitting the knob to the fitting... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6695942 | Method of manufacturing a steering wheel A method of manufacturing motor car steering wheels with an external shell made of composite materials, which comprises preparing a pile of sheets of composite materials, hot molding thereof for obtaining respective half-shells with a shape corresponding ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6684733 | Steering wheel accent strip A decorative strip for automotive bodies, and more particularly, for steering wheel rings, is formed of a thin vinyl substrate with an adhesive coating on one surface and a decorative design on the other. The surface with the decorative design is covered ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6622591 | Steering wheel with decorative element A steering wheel includes a hub, a steering wheel rim and at least one spoke connecting the hub and the steering wheel rim. At least one of the steering wheel rim and the spoke has a skeleton and a sheathing surrounding the skeleton. The steering wheel fu... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6516682 | Adjustable control lever A brake lever is adjustably positionable relative to a handlebar of a motorcycle. The lever includes a base, a lever, and an adjustment mechanism. The base is adapted to be pivotally coupled to a master cylinder coupled to the handlebar, and the lever is ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6418814 | Steering wheel with at least one covering element A steering wheel has at least one covering part affixed to a steering wheel rim. At least one mechanical connecting element, in particular a clip-type connecting part, is placed between the steering wheel rim and the covering part.... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6393935 | Brake lever with plastic material attached thereto A brake lever includes a metal body and a connection end is on one of two ends of the body so as to be connected to a handlebar of a bicycle. A longitudinal groove is defined in the body located between two ridges of the body. Each ridge has a lot of notc... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6216556 | Steering wheel This steering wheel includes a ring portion to be gripped during steering, a core having at least one ridge, and a core coating layer coating the core. The core coating layer has a relatively hard portion formed of a first synthetic resin and a relatively... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6158301 | Gearshift knob cover A gearshift knob cover for removably attaching to the knob of a floor-mounted gearshift lever with an upper portion fitted snugly over the gearshift knob; and a lower portion connected to the upper portion wrapping around the shaft of a gearshift lever to... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6149189 | Cover cap for an airbag unit An apparatus (20) includes a cover cap (1) for an airbag unit accommodated in a steering wheel (20) and a frame part (3) for accommodating the airbag unit. The cover cap (1) has a body consisting of synthetic material, an actuating surface (8), an outer e... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6053071 | Cover for transmission lever's handle A cover for transmission levers for vehicles that are pivotally mounted at one end and the distal end includes a handle. A sac assembly with a double liner covers the handle and with an engagement assembly at the opening of the sac assembly it is removabl... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5987705 | Handle covering with vibration-reducing bladder An air isolation hand or handle covering has a bladder consisting of a plurality of interconnected or independent inflation cells that is positioned between the hand and a hand-held tool or other vibrating object. The cells are oriented to permit easy ben... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5941123 | Noise insulation arrangement for shift lever A noise insulation arrangement reduces transmission of noise through an opening of a partition having a margin with a perimeter defining the opening. A shift lever assembly extends through the opening. This arrangement uses a noise insulator including a f... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5893375 | Thumb tab replacement sleeve in combination with a hair styling appliance A replacement sleeve for a heat insulative thumb tab that fits over a lever on a heated tool such as a hair curling iron. The replacement sleeve is preferably constructed of three parts: a base layer, a patch layer, and an insert layer. The base layer is ... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5893297 | Handlebar handgrip A tie for securing a handgrip to a handle bar has a series of short rods formed along the outer surface which project radially outwardly when fastened about a handgrip to provide a handlebar handgrip assembly with an improved frictional surface for the ha... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5842361 | Vehicle security device A motor vehicle security device for protecting against the cutting of an automobile steering wheel which includes a protective member made of cut-resistant material covering the steering wheel rim and a connector for attaching the protective member to the... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5836214 | Choke pull-knob cover A choke cover includes an inflexible housing having a chamber formed therein, an inflexible collar member which is securable to the housing and which has a slot formed therein which radially extends from a longitudinally extending aperture in the collar, ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5771721 | Vehicular anti-theft device A vehicle theft prevention device is provided for use with a steering wheel assembly including a central portion with an airbag situated therein and an annular wheel with a generally circular cross-section coupled about the central portion in coplanar rel... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5771490 | Hand and handle covering with vibration-reducing bladder An air isolation hand covering has a bladder consisting of a plurality of interconnected or independent inflation cells that is positioned between the hand and a hand-held tool or other vibrating object. The cells are oriented to permit easy bending of th... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5749261 | Noise insulation arrangement for shift lever A noise insulation arrangement reduces transmission of noise through an opening of a partition having a margin with a perimeter defining the opening. A shift lever assembly extends through the opening. This arrangement uses a noise insulator including a f... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5735150 | Vehicle anti-theft device A vehicle anti-theft device including an interior locking component adapted for lockable coupling with a periphery of a steering wheel of a vehicle and an exterior component adapted for rotatable coupling with respect to the interior locking component and... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5664520 | Hood prop rod gripping device A gripping device which is attachable to a hood prop rod of an automobile for isolating a user's hand from the heat of a hot prop rod. The gripping device includes a heat-insulating body adapted to be snapped on the hood prop rod. The heat-insulating body... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5647248 | Door handle protective device A stretchable door handle cover device constructed preferably of synthetic rubber material which resists stretching having a main body wider than the handle to be protected with an upper tab which is inserted beneath the handle base thereby fixing the dev... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5613407 | Handgrip with built-in heater for motorcycle A handgrip with a built-in heater for a motorcycle in which an FPC heater is integrally embedded in a hollow cylindrical handgrip body made of rubber and exteriorly fitted to a handle pipe of a motorcycle. A heater circuit region of the handgrip body is c... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5613383 | Vehicle security device A motor vehicle security device for protecting against the cutting of an automobile steering wheel which includes a protective member made of cut-resistant material covering the steering wheel rim and a connector for attaching the protective member to the... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5609070 | Crank cover assembly for a bicycle A crank cover assembly for a bicycle which includes a molded shell member and a molded leaf member which cooperatively encase a forged crank of a bicycle. The molded shell and molded leaf are configured to substantially perform to the outer contour of the... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5549017 | Brake lever for motorcycle An improved brake lever includes a lever body, a protective strip and a cap. The lever body is provided with a longitudinal slot which has a narrowed slit merged into the lever body at both ends of the longitudinal slot. The protective strip can be readil... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5511445 | Flexible hand grip for handles A disposable, and reusable, hand grip is constructed as a flexible multi-ply band adapted to be wound around the circumference of a handle on a tool or other device, so that the person can exert an effective grip action on the hand grip. The multi-ply ban... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5507205 | Hat shaped back pack steering wheel cover A hat shaped cover for a steering wheel. The hat has a brim that extends from a crown. The crown has an inner compartment which allows the user to store and carry items therein. The hat shaped wheel cover also has a pair of straps that allow the user to c... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5437206 | Rotating brake actuator A rotating brake actuator for a bicycle in which a rotation of a handle grip tensions a cable connected to a friction brake of the bicycle. The actuator includes a rotatable handle assembly which may be secured to a handlebar of the bicycle by an expandab... | 08/01/1995 |
